English Football League Cup

Reading

Past match
Brentford won.
Reading lost to Brentford
Brentford 2 – 1 Reading
FT · Tue, Sep 15

Match Details

Madejski Stadium (Reading) · 13,489 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Reading 1, Brentford 2.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Reading 1, Brentford 2.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
  • 90'+4'Conor Masterson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jeriel Dorsett.
  • 90'+1'Offside, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie is caught offside.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Jannik Schuster (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Paddy Lane.
  • 90'Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 90'Offside, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
  • 89'Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

Line Score

12T
BRE 20 2
REA 01 1

Match Leaders

Brentford
Reading

Key Events

88'Substitution, Reading. George Earthy replaces Josh Stokes.
79'Substitution, Reading. Jeriel Dorsett replaces Paudie O'Connor.
79'Substitution, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie replaces Daniel Kyerewaa.
77'Substitution, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony replaces Dango Ouattara.
77'Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Callum Wilson.
77'Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Fábio Carvalho.
72'Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 2. Paudie O'Connor (Reading) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Savage with a cross following a corner.
63'Substitution, Reading. Jacob Brown replaces Jamie Reid.
63'Substitution, Reading. Paddy Lane replaces Haydon Roberts.
61'Substitution, Brentford. Jannik Schuster replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.
45'Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
45'+1'Goal! Reading 0, Brentford 2. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a through ball.
3'Goal! Reading 0, Brentford 1. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.

Team Stats

BrentfordReading
General
70.9 Possession % 29.1
24 Shots 17
8 On Target 3
3 Offsides 2
7 Corners 5
11 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
593 Passes Completed 188
7 Crosses Won 5
9 Tackles Won 10
7 Interceptions 10
31 Clearances 20
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 7

Recent Form

Reading D W W W L
Brentford W W D D D

Starting Lineups

Reading4-2-3-1
1 Pereira
39 Ahmed 15 O'Conner 72' 23 Masterson 5 Roberts
6 Fraser 8 Savage A
14 Williams 28 Stokes 11 Kyerewaa
9 Reid
13 Wilson 3'
23 Lewis-Potter 14 Carvalho 45'+1' 11 Ouattara A2
18 Sangare 24 Damsgaard
25 Diouf 3 Henry 20 Ajer 33 Kayode
31 Balcombe
Brentford4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Reading

  1. JP #1 Joel PereiraG
  2. CM #23 Conor MastersonCD-L
  3. PO #15 Paudie O'ConnerCD-R72'
  4. HR #5 Hayden RobertsLB
  5. AA #39 Ashqar AhmedRB
  6. JS #28 Joshua StokesAM
  7. CS #8 Charlie SavageLM
  8. #6 Liam FraserRM
  9. JR #9 Jamie ReidF
  10. DK #11 Daniel KyerewaaAM-L
  11. RW #14 Randell WilliamsAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Brentford

  1. EB #31 Ellery BalcombeG
  2. RH #3 Rico HenryCD-L
  3. KA #20 Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. EH #25 El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. MK #33 Michael KayodeRB
  6. FC #14 Fábio CarvalhoAM45'+1'
  7. MS #18 Mamadou SangareLM
  8. MD #24 Mikkel DamsgaardRM
  9. CW #13 Callum WilsonF3'
  10. KL #23 Keane Lewis-PotterAM-L
  11. DO #11 Dango OuattaraAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Recent Results
L 1–2 vs Brentford W 3–0 at Stevenage D 1–1 at Bromley L 2–3 vs Carlisle United L 0–2 at Wrexham W 2–1 vs AFC Wimbledon W 2–1 at Portsmouth L 0–2 vs Tottenham Hotspur L 1–3 vs Burnley L 0–2 at Huddersfield Town